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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, June 3, 1992

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 3,1992 the stars and stripes b Page 25stanley cup reaction fans party in City not at Airport Pittsburgh a the Pittsburgh penguins won the Stanley cup in the Midwest for the second consecutive year leaving the City to celebrate without its champs. The plane carrying the team landed at greater Pittsburgh International Airport shortly before 4 . Tuesday and goal tender Wendell Young carried the prize championship cup As members then boarded waiting buses. Fans were not allowed near the players but reporters and photographers were escorted to the Landing area. Pittsburgh beat Chicago 6-5 on monday night at Chicago stadium to sweep the Blackhawk in four games. A crowd on Carson Street erupted in cheers when the clock ticked Down. Inside the Pittsburgh sports Garden a crowd Sang a we Are the  about 1,700 people packed the bar. A a it a the greatest moment in sports history next to last year a Patron Dave Michaels said. A a it a Beautiful. Its the Best. Its Beautiful. Its unexplainable a said another Patron Tim Lasky. The team and Allegheny county police asked fans to stay away from greater Pittsburgh International Airport where a fan died in a fall and at least 20,000 fans greeted the team after the 1991 Victory on Bloomington Minn. Security was beefed up in response to last years Celebration which left some penguins players fearing for their safety after fans rocked their bus at the Airport. Last years win came on a saturday night during the memorial Day weekend leading to the huge Rowdy crowds. One unidentified fan who had climbed on top of a moving port authority transit bus suffered minor injuries when the Driver hit the brakes throwing the Man off the roof police said. Officers said three police cruisers suffered minor damage on the South Side. The team scheduled a Victory party for noon thursday in three Rivers stadium. The Gates will open at 10 . Jaromir jagr 68 and Mario Lemieux hug each other following Stanley cup win As unhappy Blackhawk Dirk Graham leaves ice. Tocchet symbolizes sweep by penguins penguins Rick Tocchet celebrates after a fairy tales Stanley cup Triumph. Chicago up a a a fairy tale a the penguins Rick Tocchet called it. But one of the great comeback stories in sports history became reality monday night when the penguins turned Back the Chicago Blackhawk for their second straight Stanley cup championship. Afterwards Tocchet stood As a Symbol of the penguins improbable Rise in the face of adversity. On feb. 19, the Veteran right Wing was traded from the lowly Philadelphia Myers to the struggling penguins. Less than four months later he drank Champagne and smoothed the Stanley cup. A Tower of Power at both ends of the rink Tocchet scored a second period goal and set up two including the go ahead tally by Larry Murphy in the third period of Pittsburgh a 6-5 Triumph. A fall i could think of when i held the Stanley cup is that i did no to want to let it go a Tocchet said. A then i remembered what Ronnie Francis told me. He said it gets even better the next Day and the Day after  following a miser Tocchet was Happy to get a Chance for his first Stanley cup Able half season in Philadelphia. A the Trade changed my life Quot he said. A i have to give credit to Kevin Stevens. He took me into his Home and his wife was one great Cook for me. This is a great Bunch of Guys and Pittsburgh is one great City. A a a it a unbelievable what happened a Stevens said. A but everyone in this room believes  to hear Tocchet Tell it he believed it to the Point of obsession. Tocchet said that he did t sleep a Wink the previous week. Liven when he was in the penalty Box in the second period he daydreamed about having the Stanley cup in his hands lifting it High to hockey heaven. Quot finally i told myself to Stop it a he said. A when you do that you lose focus of the game at  an hour later Tocchet took the Stanley cup from Ulf Samuelsson As a Giddy Bunch of penguins paraded around the ice  
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